Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Did The IMPOSSIBLE... | Review

[@-locke-6051]

I have to say TOTK is absolutely fantastic. I know a game is good when I suddenly realize I've played 10 hours straight. That literally never happens to me anymore but well, TOTK is special. It's incredible how Nintendo consistently blows the competition out of the water even though their hardware is weak to say the least. Legendary stuff.

[@RabbitConfirmed]

Nintendo is the only company that still cares about good gameplay and not only focuses on graphics. That's why.

[@christopherbarham4402]

@@RabbitConfirmed Sony enters the chat. Nintendo though has better exclusives

[@Not.A.Heretic]

its been quite awhile since i havent been able to put a game down and ive been playing nonstop. i knew it was gonna be fantastic but wow

[@nathanthompson742]

Yeah it really an amazing game. I loved BOTW but this so far has blown me away in almost every aspect. Graphics look great to me albeit do I wish the performance was better, however it has not detracted from the experience for me. My game of the year so far, the only game that may take that crown is FF16.

[@phoenixstrong]

Same vibes!!! I can’t remember the last time 10 hours pass and I’m like WHAT HAPPENED TO TIME. This game is just truly insane. Feels like such an adventure

[@grantlawrence4600]

Matty it's just the beginning. The game is incredible. 20 hours in has barely touched the surface. The amount stuff you still have to discover. Mind-boggling.

[@chaocrawl]

I'm 80 hours in and feel like I haven't even scratched the surface

[@jamesgratz4771]

@@chaocrawl oh I just revealed a good amount of the depths so I could get the dark armor set

[@spence6195]

I can't stop playing, IT'S SO FUN!

[@brinnyxtreme]

It's almost midnight my time, just put down my controller after playing since midnight yesterday lol. Very worth it.

[@ghostlegit]

How is it fun. It's literally a reskin of botw.

[@alvinanis3006]

​@@ghostlegit wow can't let other people have fun can you...

[@ovwarrior]

​@@ghostlegit LMAO nice b8

[@apurvaaryan7984]

Yeah, running 60fps 4K on rtx 3090 .

[@McGomezAddams]

Just reaching the Wind Temple blew my mind

[@RodrigoMenezesss]

Omg i am doing that part rn and it is SO FREAKING FUN!!!

[@fls128]

The road there took so long lmao

[@dathunderman4]

Spoilers bro

[@FameKillz]

in the first 10 hours I was kind of like “we’ll this breath of the wild 2 alright”, but after 40 hours, and all the memories collected. This is def the better more fleshed out Zelda experience, period

[@jamesgratz4771]

More fleshed out and more densely packed. Better atmosphere more variation overall

[@krono5el]

Ever since the Dreamcast days ive always wanted a game or imagined a game with real time fog that can be displaced and moved around in real time and its finally happened : D

[@ovwarrior]

😂 that's very specific... But they did it! You got your fog! This game is amazing!

[@lllULTIMATEMASTERlll]

Ok yeah I noticed that the fog was more realistic than most I’ve seen before. Really cool.

[@jialin7]

The OG Luigi’s mansion had that I think

[@zinkpopovitch9519]

Nintendo needs to setup build sharing within the game. That'd be awesome

[@elle_na619]

Oh my God like Animal Crossing, that would be so cool to be able to try what other gamer has crafted, what a cool idea

[@tucor7549]

Coop next game play as link and Zelda to kill demise or something. Allow building in the world like a survival game that doesn't despawn

[@TheLeftistLife]

It really is a masterpiece of a game. I haven’t had any noticeable issues with frame rate whatsoever except for about 20 seconds when I was on my way to Zora’s Domain out of 30 hours of gameplay and that’s it. I keep seeing people bring up the frame rate but I personally have not noticed anything. It’s a great once in a generation type of game and I cannot recommend it more. It’s brilliant.

[@jamesgratz4771]

It’s just fun. Pure fun. Combat is more engaging with more challenging enemies and their strategies and I like the depths and sky islands

[@O_Tucano]

15:10 Matty, there is a menu option that literally inverts these two commands. It was there in BOTW and it still is in TOTK In game > pause button > system (all way to the right, where you save the game) > options > swap jump controls

[@alexandersmith-mp3ro]

Imagine how great the speed runs are gonna be and how creative the speed runners will have to get.

[@gergomi7289]

Already...only 94 minutes but a lot harder than last game. Nintendo patched most glitches/tricks.

[@bomberhood7234]

I couldn’t stop playing because I wanted to get the armor sets. I really love how creative you can be, the bosses that you fight, and even the story. I haven’t seen the whole thing because I’m trying to get all the memories and then see them in order. This game’s a lot of fun.

[@romduck1283]

The Zelda team are genius to make a game that adds so much to its sequel and make it feel fresh!! Undoubtedly will be Game of the Year

[@spence6195]

I can only imagine how much better they would have made it on a more powerful hardware

[@ghostlegit]

"Fresh" bruh at most It's a dlc

[@Dale-jr7oj]

It runs like shit

[@alvinanis3006]

​@@ghostlegit it really isn't you def have not played it

[@ghostlegit]

@@alvinanis3006 I have. It's the same as botw. Mediorce

[@anthonyrizzo9043]

Controls felt wierd to me as well, glad you brought it up, i had that issue with breath of the wild too, but not to the same degree. I actually get confused on rotating objects more often than id like.

[@zaofactor]

You know you can change the control scheme where you use the B button to jump and the X button to sprint right? You can do it in BotW too.

[@anthonyrizzo9043]

@@zaofactor nope 😂 thanks

[@tucor7549]

Kinda wish it had layout like most open world games. Feel like a is on the right due to handheld feels better for most used button. But pro controller would prefer Xbox ps position for that

[@HBROGUH]

Lmao at the intro "a little Zelda game not getting a lot of coverage online" 😂

[@makecodgreatagain6049]

That advice at the end is huge! That’s the exact perspective I use for trying out new ps plus or game-pass games.

[@falcoperegrinus2292]

I hope you checked the options menu by now because you can't totally make B the jump button! It should be default though. Not seeing any severe frame dips at all. Neither did Digital Foundry. You may have a pre-patch copy.

[@lukep.]

I also remapped it with the Controls Settings

[@TheDinkybird92]

He literally said he changed his location to get an early copy lol

[@ragingsavage9059]

The creativity with this game is off the charts!!! Regarding that pinball shrine one you’re talking about. I thought I wonder if a bomb arrow will work and TA-DA it did! Lol. So many endless possibilities with this game. Makes breath of the wild almost look like a beta.

[@mookiestewart3776]

Zelda games quite literally move the industry forward. There is a reason even other devs shut up and take notes when a new mainline title drops in the franchise and then you see so many games take the dna of the latest Zelda and run with it. For example one of the heads of rockstar once stated that if any dev of any modern 3d game tells you they weren’t inspired by ocarina of time they are lying to you. The titles that the Zelda team puts out are THAT important .

[@Stefantius]

he didn't quite word it that way, but yes

[@mookiestewart3776]

@@Stefantius I know he didn’t, and I was really trying to not be mean….but. There’s a level of respect you have to have even if you don’t personally enjoy the games , know what I mean. You can not enjoy ANYTHING you like , but you will not run your mouth against giants that have you all the things you claim to love and then expect no pushback. It’s fine that he missed out on Zelda for most of his life , the point he’s missing though is that the level he is at we aren’t just looking for his personal opinion, he needs to look at games through the effectual lense . He doesn’t want to admit that he was one of those assholes that looked down on Nintendo as “baby games” back in the day and now doesn’t want to admit he was wrong for essentially his entire life . Yes Matty you were wrong when you couldn’t get into Zelda back in the day….. then you’re dumb ass decided to side with xbox…. Bad decision bro

[@mookiestewart3776]

@@Stefantius dude was out here saying “I didn’t really like ocarina of time I’m more of a fallout 3 guy” without even realizing that ocarina ALLOWED the modern fallouts to fucking exist……the devs of fallout would slap him for disrespecting ocarina

[@blastofo]

@@mookiestewart3776 They try, like Immortals Fenyx Rising, but fail to come close.

[@sandman8920]

Oh definitely

[@kevinford6372]

I'm not a huge zelda fan but I do like it and have played about 4 or 5 zelda games and now this one. I'm blown away by this game, it is brilliant. Go ahead give goty because nothing coming out this year is going to touch it

[@EPmager]

buuut starfienldh

[@gergomi7289]

Metroid

[@Headtalk]

It reminds me of Prey. Chiefly, the moment I realized how much the abilities empowered me feels a lot like realizing how much the glue gun opened up exploration and changed the way I looked at every area in Prey.

[@James-gj8rn]

Can't wait to get my copy tomorrow (Breath of the Wild took a while to click with me but once it did, i ADORED it)

[@Woupsme]

What did you do differently? I haven't clicked with BotW, I just don't get it. And it saddens me

[@Stefantius]

the weapon breaking mechanic constantly breaks me, I've tried a solid 8-9 times to get into the game since launch but oh my god, I can't stand having to constantly farm for weapons lol

[@Woupsme]

@@Stefantius Have you tried emulating it and disabling weapon durability?

[@mbii7667]

​@@Stefantius but at some point you end up with more weapons than you know what to do with. Keep expanding your inventory slots with Korok seeds.

[@Stefantius]

@@Woupsme I'm a console player

[@SenoirMeow]

Love how you traversed the world to play this game 😂 Also because I put so many hours in BOTW the only control issues I had was the ability swap being mapped to L instead of (^) so I kept going into items when trying to change what ability I was using. I always look at Zelda games quite critically because I’m a huge fan, but this game blew my mind and I can’t get enough of it. For a switch game and; some games in general it’s a technological marvel. However the performance could use some love. It’s times like this I wish Nintendo would just make a legit PC emulator linked to Nintendo accounts. I get that Nintendo is huge in Japan and not many people have computers but it’s the cheaper option for them instead of making a new switch - plus they could still technically make sales *if* they made an emulator. That way hardcore Nintendo fans could experience 60 fps with no frame drops. They could continue to make handheld devices in the future but still get permanent revenue from people just buying their games for a “switch launcher”.

[@n8doggy733]

Bro, they removed EVERYTHING from the quarry in Akkala, that was my fav looting spot. Also, where are the Durians? They nerf’d the HOLY F out of hearty ingredients. I love it, they upped the challenge and it feels great

[@infinitecurlie]

Love TOTK 😭 I've only played 20 hours but it's amazing. Absolute masterpiece and I hope it helps revolutionize gaming again like BOTW did.

[@itsalwaysdarkestbeforethes1198]

Miyazaki said one of his biggest inspirations to elden ring was BOTW so my theory is it will have an impact on the industry for those who actually care about the medium I just can’t see the cookie cutter Ubisoft template disappearing

[@90shandheldgamer]

I'll be having a great time with this game tonight!

[@maverick9357]

​​​@@SelfieCastbro get tf out of here. Your literally always commenting on Matty videos that's Nintendo related. Jesus Christ 🤦🏿‍♂️ let me guess your a PlayStation or Xbox or PC fan that's hates on every other console but yours huh?

[@90shandheldgamer]

@SelfieCast I gladly will! Haha. Have fun hating!

[@ghostlegit]

​@SelfieCast agreed. Nintendo puts out garbage kids games. Lmfao

[@taylereasdon4765]

Is it me or has the video game drought come to an end? We're being spoiled with all these great games lately.

[@cashordeals3672]

I can't wait mine arrives tomorrow i can't wait to fight Ganondorf his design looks so sick easily my second favorite Ganondorf design

[@nickking9568]

Wouldn't call it a hidden gem but it is a gem no doubt

[@zeroDOLLARg-Ro]

He was being facetious

[@nickking9568]

@@zeroDOLLARg-Ro maybe he was and I didn't pick up on it great game though already have 60 hours in and still have to find the fifth sage

[@potatoeOnRooftop]

I'm absolutely in love with the game. I'm so impressed. It has already been kicking elden ring from my throne. Btw you can swap the jump button to B btw ;) i also have backpadels on my joycons and use them for sprinting. So excited! I got a feeling this will be my favorite game of all time. Have fun gaming y'all!

[@aae.619]

Did Matty not know you can swap the jump/run buttons ever since BOTW?

[@Saylor28]

I thought the same thing

[@demoniob4019]

i swapped the joycons themselves to my liking, like i run with L

[@johnmccurdy5019]

Speaking on the creativity I saw a guy who was having trouble getting the flying things to launch so he put it on a cart and put fans on it and made it a flying car type thing

[@MiBrCo4177]

I could see them at one point adding in a story line to the newer zelda games and give Link a voice. have some wild backstory as to why he never spoke or couldn't speak, and have the first few lines of his be the most rememberable.

[@WhitfieldR]

I’m just gonna agree to disagree on that

[@blastofo]

They want Link to be ambiguous. I think they gave him longer hair and earrings because the franchise has an equal male to female ratio. It's a smart move on Nintendo's part.

[@mbii7667]

Just have him talk. He's not canonically mute in-universe. He obviously converses with NPCs, they just don't show us what is said.

[@mbii7667]

​@@blastofo uh no

[@MiBrCo4177]

@@mbii7667 yeah I'll agree on that. That is not the reason why. Also being ambiguous is not what I was getting at with my comment at all. His design in BoTW and ToTK are that of a character who's been asleep for years and years plus in the cutscenes during BoTW he has long hair. It's a design choice. It's changed everytime a new Zelda game is out. Speaking of Zelda games.. still waiting for the fabled Shieka Zelda game that was rumored all those years ago lol. Still wish they'd have don't something with that. It would of been awesome.

[@thepennywise9474]

you can change Jump button from X to B, its in the settings

[@stefanjoelsson5052]

I love that the game "force" me to be very creative , its just so fn fun !

[@elle_na619]

Same thing happened to me awhile ago, crafted an Airplane ✈️ and it start moving and before I could jump on it it took off without me 😅

[@TOMMYDiG1TAL]

bro i was doing this for like 45 mins just to realize you just set the wing in the track 😂😂😂

[@TEKEK-vb7nv]

lol happens to the best of us 😂

[@xxxs8309]

Beautiful game, gives hope to this world

[@UrbanRave1982]

The shrine that you got hooked on. You can bombarrow those bullseye things

[@ichigo9171]

I actually consider BOTW a like 6.5 or 7/10. Called it far cry hyrule or assassins creed hyrule but TOTK is such a massive step up to the point I have barely put it down

[@leeartlee915]

Here’s my take: It’s a great game but it doesn’t have the mind altering impact like BotW. Is it more than DLC for $70? Yeah but it also doesn’t feel like BotW 2… more like 1.5. Which is fine since BotW was such an awesome game to begin with.

[@DrDisasta]

That was the coolest intro ever. I’m blown away by the old school television 😅

[@almadijayangaming834]

Hey man! I just stumbled upon your video and I have to say, I have had a VERY similar exp with both BOTW and TOTK. I liked Breath of the Wild but I absolutely think im gonna put in way more than 60 hours in tears of the kingdom as it is so much fun to play

[@Coletrain0128]

I’m back! That’s interesting that you never had that click with Zelda because, man wind wake is definitely one of my favourite games and I wish they brought it to switch. With botw, it really made me miss the classic Zelda’s with temples. But this new game is fantastic! Still haven’t done a temple.. it’s a huge game!

[@nym7973]

As someone who built a log ladder for the icy section on Sky Island... Lord, man, attach them end on end. You have a whole forest there. Still, ya made it. XD

[@mbii7667]

Haha yeah I used like 2 or 3 logs

[@ChrisEvans66]

This game is almost overwhelming to jump into with the amount of exploring and things you can do. But It's so much fun 🤘

[@travismosier499]

It's fascinating how when devs have to push the limits of hardware, we as consumers see the most innovation and most creativity a studio has to offer, as much as i agree with matty that the hardware is definitely showing its age, it makes me wonder if this game would exist in the capacity it does now, if it was on stronger hardware

[@mbii7667]

Apparently it runs in 8K60fps on emulator (granted you have a strong enough PC)

[@Samtony-cs3zd]

I'm still unpacking from a move across the country so I'm waiting until I can give it my full attention. Great review.

[@ani311]

For someone who never finished BOTW, is this worth getting? I only played BOTW for 20 hours and then stopped. Shrines and combat really sucked in my opinion, but exploring was fun. Does this game fix those issues?

[@DD-fs9xt]

If you didn't like BOTW you won't like this, none of it has been fixed

[@farisakhtar4824]

Shrines are harder and more creative, but combat is similar. The new mechanics do add to the combat though if you use them.

[@Zephhi]

@@farisakhtar4824 Shrines aren't harder but they are more creative. Mostly all building shit

[@infinitecurlie]

If you didn't like BOTW I don't think you'll like this. The shrines aren't exactly hard but you need to get a bit creative. As for combat, you can do things like fuse a sword with a rock and it lasts a bit longer but it's still gonna break and the combat is similar to BOTW but it lets you be more creative such as using an arrow and putting a topaz on it which for some reason gives it lightning powers but lol. You can also use abilities to pick up an explosive from a bit away and then drop it on enemies, etc. Personally I didn't see them as issues in BOTW, I just got used to them but that's just me lol.

[@mbii7667]

​@@DD-fs9xt because it ain't broke!

[@joeycoe85]

Honestly, the QA for this must’ve been INSANE. Even the dev team have said it’s insanely hard to design dungeons, with all the tools the player has available to them. I’m not sure another Zelda game can carry these mechanics into further games b/c of how open-ended the puzzles will have to be.

[@Fsan6275]

Here the tip for the controls. You can swap the jump mapping from x to b. In the settings.

[@Sinnathan]

The way I see the buttons like yeah obviously they’re A,B,X,Y I also see them as Up, Down, Left, Right X = Up B = Down Y = Left A = Right So whenever I want to jump “up” I press the X button which I see as “up” That’s how I make it, make sense in my brain lol

[@jakesmith5278]

I had the same problem with the control set up too ever since Breath of the Wild. I changed it to Super Mario World's style and all is right with the world again.

[@JacobOlli]

I hope they will make a new type of Zelda game next time

[@mbii7667]

​@Ultra Legendary Master a stronger merge between classic Zelda and the open-world systems-driven formula should be their focus

[@EPmager]

Pls no open world, just make a railroaded but consistent adventure

[@LegendaryBattalion]

The combat needs to be overhauled.

[@Masumi-Sora]

about the jump and sprint you can swap them its what i did and what make more sense to me . but you can swap them in the option at least

[@Reepicheep-1]

I'd like to thank you for bringing more attention to such an obscure and niche game.

[@TheBamaChad-W4CHD]

Great video. I agree with most of all you said I think. Especially the part about the problem solving aspect of BotW and now TotK. I dislike puzzle solving games. I don't want or need to do math problems in games! TotK let's me solve problems my way. I dig that so much

[@ghostdog3566]

Quick fyi: there's a quick swap for jump & sprint in the settings

[@MrAmacs001]

Damn nobody told him you can swap the X and B buttons

[@Dale-jr7oj]

Even that’s dumb

[@justinchin0]

First thing I did.. But the default is dumb.

[@mikeal123456789]

There's a setting to swap the B and X buttons. I did it as soon as I turned it on, same with Breath of the Wild!

[@farisakhtar4824]

Everyone keeps commenting that you can swap the dash and jump button, but I personally prefer to swap the B button (dash) with the R bumper (throw weapon) from the switch settings. That way, i can run and move the camera at the same time, which was super annoying in BOTW having to have a fixed camera while dashing. Throwing weapon doesn't need the right joystick for movement as motion controls are enabled then.

[@xIQ188x]

There’s an option in the settings to swap jump and spring so they make sense. I shudder for anyone who didn’t find that early on.

[@MrOMGWTFBBQ]

Greta review Matty!! I just beat the game tonight it was amazing!

[@Thisisntpmc]

There’s an option in settings where you can change jump to B and run to X, it felt better to me

[@fortyozsteak]

Yea but I still want jump and select/pickup to be the same button. The controls button mapping is just not intuitive

[@vespertil10]

i really do hope the next game is on nintendo's supposed upcoming current gen console, and I hope it ditches that lazy excuse of an art style in the cel shading, which just poorly masks the bad graphics, I also hope the combat is more parry based and challenging, maybe even a smaller map to focus on fidelity, performance, and better game mechanics instead of sheer scale, hopefully even a better story? what I'm looking for is a reinvention of Zelda, while also being somewhat a return to form

[@sebastianbharat4537]

MAN I FREAKIN LOVE THIS GAME!!! It frustrates me so much that I can't play it 60 frames stable, but I'm sure emulation will catch up pretty quick.

[@EyedOmally]

Love the shirt Matty! Every day is great at your Junes!

[@melan8ed197]

Shout out to the zelda lofi music in the background that shit got me thru so much homework

[@jipillow1]

Can you imagine if nintendo built Tears on the Horizon forbidden west engine on ps5 level hardware

[@BroskiWhy-ev9uu]

People think graphics is everything sure horizon looks good but the gameplay in horizon is boring

[@TOMMYDiG1TAL]

^this is facts bro forbidden west looks amazing but not even close to how much fun botw and tears are

[@mbii7667]

As long as they don't make Zelda look like Aloy...

[@waveywave6175]

So this game is a 10/10 ...but all these reviews are forgiving the fps and glitches, it being on aging hardWare...😂😂

[@EPmager]

*long-aged

[@IzzyItachi]

Thanks for shining light on this game. I honestly didn’t even know about it until your video. Definitely will think about checking it out.

[@gergomi7289]

Where have you been? Coma

[@blackout1518]

Honestly though how do you possibly miss a game dropping to pretty much only 10/10s? That sort of thing doesn’t happen much in the age of modern gaming.

[@kylemundy8871]

It might be time for nintendo to marry its creativity WITH a powerful system. God help us all when they figure out that a system that can handle PS5 games AND Nintendo games will crush competition....plus let them achieve all the creativity they want.

[@aintthatapotofeffluck8926]

Last time they did that, the GameCube failed lmao. Nintendo doesn’t care about graphics for a reason.

[@skooch5769]

I literally never think about the graphics when playing a zelda game. They nail the art style and atmosphere in such a way that I get way more sucked in than I do with more "technical" games.

[@kylemundy8871]

@AintThatAPotOfEffLuck but if they move past not caring about graphics, they could get all the games Playstation and Xbox have, and keep making whatever games they want to

[@aintthatapotofeffluck8926]

@@kylemundy8871 not necessarily. Again the GameCube and n64 were more powerful than what PlayStation was offering but they still were skipped over in favor of PlayStation.

[@proggz39]

Nintendo thrives off nostalgia with their titles and the novelty of their consoles

[@planetzr3]

7:20 bruh i was stuck here too for a WHILE with the same amount of hearts, same gear everything. finally got thru it tho 😂

[@jamesshaver2376]

I’m thinking about it at work and fusing logs together on the side of the road in my mind

[@chrishastings7583]

I really wish these new zelda games had a sound option for the traditional sound effects

[@DeadPhoenix86DP]

Its time for Nintendo to release a new system. The System is outdated.

[@29go]

i got the master sword and completed the entire map before doing any story quests lol, they gave me the paraglider and i was like goodbye im off

[@violetfern9885]

Same 🤣

[@guutenks2498]

How many hours have you put in?

[@29go]

@@guutenks2498 I couldn't say,the emulator I'm playing on doesn't count but I'd say at least 50

[@thiagoporto8001]

🎵 Everything’s great at your Junes 🎵

[@merkfoolsallday]

That persona 4 shirt is too 🔥🔥🔥

[@buttersidedown5905]

Ev rey day at your Joo Nezz

[@ilikecookies230]

Weapon durability doesn’t matter in this game cause all weapons have the potential to become better given the parts you’ve got

[@angelcloud6576]

Go to settings controller setup and enable jumping switch bottom easy fix Nintendo included both way of playing

[@avivs22]

A review should be shared once you're done with the game or gave up on it. This is running after clicks.

[@BatCountryAdventures]

So true about the control! I mean I knew I need to remap my muscle memories having just came off God of War but it's taking a very long time to adjust. I still end up crouching instead of running and mixing A with B buttons 20 hours into the game. Other than that, this game is just incredible. Infinite possibilities and endless fun.

[@jamesgratz4771]

Oof the muscle memory with ragnarok was real

[@YUMECollective]

I'm 10 hours deep and I haven't even touched a part of the main quest line yet. There's just so much to see and explore. Absolutely adore this game ❤

[@Stephaniepasqualino-de6qy]

What? Lol

[@mbii7667]

Took me 6 hours just to get off the intro island

[@mbii7667]

​@SelfieCast good thing this isn't one...

[@leapinglarry86]

Elder Scrolls jump on console has been mapped to the top button since Morrowind tbf.

[@Not.A.Heretic]

creepy vibe? i gotcha. SPOILER. fair warning this is one of those encounters you'd rather not know about but for anyone who wants to read: so i was about 10-20 hrs in roughly. ive come across a few of the new enemies like the horriblins and the aeocudas. (?) im a huge from soft fan and although i try to keep in mind that those are a specific type of game, i still love tough challenges and scary enemies. so i was hoping there would be some of that in tears of the kingdom but wasnt gonna bank on it because theyre clearly very different. well...im running through one of the forests somewhere in the middle of hyrule. everything is quiet besides the music and my footsteps and all of a sudden these HANDS come up from the ground. the skies and everything around me turned red and i hear this screeching or screaming from them. then they charge me and start sapping my hearts. at this point i didnt know gloom perma damaged you. i havent noped out of something that fast in awhile lol. well just a few hours ago that bastard caught me again in the hyrule ruins and i tried fighting them. i have decent gear and had bombs and such stocked up so i gave it a shot and although i was brutalized i managed to do some damage to it and then it retreated back into the ground and left some dark matter. absolutely love this enemy and i hope theres either multiple of them or this is one single enemy thats tracking me down which is so awesome. this game has non stop impressed me at every turn

[@ronaldchristian3880]

I have no idea when I'll start story missions I'm just having a blast running around

[@mjenningssmith]

Did you download the day 1 patch Matty? Digital Foundry said it made a huge difference.

[@bunique650]

Just so you know you can change the jump button mapping and controls in the options menu. So your nit pick is null invoid

[@lelxnd]

Matty I love your Junes shirt

[@hartleyshandcrafted]

im very stubborn when it comes to admitting when something is perfect. but nintendo firmly shut my mouth on this one. this game is perfection.

[@lorddeathspit1124]

I haven’t played botw (but I do own it) thinking about just watching a story recap and just playing tears. I know that’s highly unadvisable but I wanna enjoy a game while the ovens hot for once. I actually have spare time now.

[@rank0011]

Hidden gem ?!! Naw straight MASTERPIECE

[@MrLocke-bk3om]

It’s called sarcasm

[@Dale-jr7oj]

If it was a masterpiece it wouldn’t run like shit on the console it’s made for

[@alvinanis3006]

​@@Dale-jr7oj *yawn*

[@Dale-jr7oj]

@@alvinanis3006 yawn? Lmfao!!! Giving 10’s across the board when the game runs like shit and has the graphics of a ps3 game? Imagine dropping frames at 720p in 2023 ffs

[@rank0011]

@@Dale-jr7oj you still gona buy it tho lol

[@10k-Noodles]

Holy crap. I need that Junes shirt. #SaveNanako

[@murdoc296]

You can switch jump button placement in the options.

[@arymotana1573]

I mean, for the controls, you can switch the jump in the settings...😅 Nothing about the sprint sadly, still press A from time to time

[@polishprince47]

Salutations Mr Matty!! 😊

[@guybehindacamera]

I put over 10 hours into this game already and haven’t even scratched the surface yet 😊😊

[@mateo6482]

Just a shoutout, I’d say Deathloop was the last systems driven game, so not terribly long ago. Obviously not as ambitious as this game. Hardly any game is

[@Breezyf1]

Fantastic review!

[@lay10vids]

It’s unreal that it’s as good as it is. I’ve been playing all day since I got off work. It has exceeding my expectations so far!

[@Wario1382]

Lol so nostalgia blinded 🤡

[@lay10vids]

@@Wario1382 Yes and no. I’m very nostalgic for the first game, but I was very skeptical about a sequel set in the same open world. There seems to be quite a bit different, plus the new runes make things super interesting.

[@steelcurtain187]

Awesome review, Matty